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Posted 11 years ago

poo
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This was my grandmother's bowl. Can any one tell me if it is Murano Glass. It measures 9 1/2" x 9". It is very heavy and looks like the ones I have seen on some of the web sites

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antiquerose, 9 years ago
It maybe Murano Glass -- with a polished *Cloud* base....where there is the outer layer showing on the bottom.

These fool me now -- as I have one with a cloud type base too -- and had it NOT had the FT label on it, I would have not believed it was Murano.

See the base of mine:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/140733-murano-bowl--label--murano-fratelli?in=collection-4063
antiquerose, 9 years ago
....also for other reference on the above:

Leslie Pina's book on Fratelli Toso (on page 165 ) she describes them as having a 'cloud like pattern.....

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